John 12:6

6He saidεἶπενhoweverδὲthisτοῦτοnotοὐχbecauseὅτιforπερὶtheτῶνpoorπτωχῶνhe was caringἔμελενto himαὐτῷ,butἀλλ’becauseὅτιa thiefκλέπτηςhe wasἦνandκαὶtheτὸmoney bagγλωσσόκομονhavingἔχωνthatτὰbeing put into [it]βαλλόμεναhe used to pilferἐβάσταζεν.

But he said this not because he was caring for the poor, but because he was a thief; and having the money bag, he used to take up that being put into [it].

Vocab difficulty

26.8

Rare words

  • γλωσσόκομον

    γλωσσόκομον

    (a vernacular word), bag, purse; some prefer to take as: box, chest.